Date Posted: 1/7/2013 5:04:34 AM
Posted By: moff J Membership Level: Silver Total Points: 485
They live in two absolutely different worlds. Their differences are clearly visible in the way they dress, the schools they take their children to, the places where they shop, their mode of transport, the kind of food they eat, and the kind of houses they live in. As one drives his Mercedes to the workplace, the other takes a “matatu” or “route 11” to the workplace. One lives in an 8 bedroom mansion with only two children and thus the house is seldom half way occupied; the other habits in a small shanty where the kitchen, the bedroom and the sitting room are all in one room. The fees for one child in the rich world amounts to more than Shs. 1 million annually while the other child does not even have enough books to attend the free primary education classes! Despite their various differences, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all Kenyans governed, or at least should be governed, by the same laws, and operating under the same government. As such, there ought not to have such big differences in the Kenyan society.This disparity is causing a lot of disharmony in our country. The poor are getting frustrated and are struggling to make ends meet. On the other hand, the rich know that the poor will do anything to earn a living. As such, they are exploiting them and using them for their unscrupulous gains. The rich category which is dominated by powerful politicians and other influential personalities has the resources to advance any agenda they want. Thus, for some amount, they approach that poor guy who is trying to make ends meet, and offer to pay them a given sum of money so as to disrupt a rival’s camp, for example. This is what happened in 2008 where the politicians would pay poor jobless youth some money to cause chaos. Honestly, both sides are to blame. The rich are taking advantage of their resources to exploit the poor, while the poor are allowing themselves to be used aimlessly without thinking twice on the repercussions.Despite this, there are those people with a lot of resources who are using them to benefit the society and are focusing their efforts on poverty alleviation and reducing the gap between the rich and the poor. This is the kind of a society that we should have: being your brother’s keeper. In conclusion, all I have to recommend is for the reduction of the gap between the rich and the poor in our country. For us to attain Vision 2030, we need a functional peaceful society.
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